Posted on 10/03/2024 12:20:40 PM PDT by Red Badger
The wildlife area is teeming with big alligators left alone to live to an old age.
An unidentified man recently caught a 750-pound alligator during an organized hunt at James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area in South Texas.
James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area
A Texas man recently bagged what might just be one of the largest alligators ever hunted in the Lone Star State. Last month, the unidentified man participated in an organized hunt with four others inside the 26,000-acre Choke Canyon Reservoir. The South Texas lake, which is part of the James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (WMA), is teeming with giants. Unlike other alligators in the state, creatures in the area are left alone to live to a ripe old age, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
Wildlife officials at James E. Daughtrey WMA said each of the hunters harvested "bull gators," massive and dominant male alligators (aka alpha male alligators) which are known to rule swamps and even kill other male alligators. Photos shared by officials on Facebook depicted gigantic gators weighing anywhere between 400 and 600 pounds. However, none were able to match or outdo the man's prize, which measured a whopping 13 feet and 8 inches long and weighed 750 pounds.
“This is why I will never live in one of those gatored communities.”
LOL
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